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Marbury v. Madison [1803] - answer This case established that federal
courts have the authority to overturn an act of Congress on the grounds
of it violating the Constitution.
McCulloch v. Maryland [1819] - answer This case ruled that Congress
had Implied Powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause in the
Constitution. This led to them declaring that Maryland did NOT have
the authority to tax the bank.
Dred Scott v. Sandford [1857] - answer This case established that
congress could not ban slavery, and any African Americans were not
considered American Citizens and they could not sue in a federal court.
Plessy v. Ferguson [1896] - answer This case established that racial
segregation could be Constitutionally upheld, and that they could be
separate while remaining equal.
, Schneck v. United States [1919] - answer This case established that
unless there was clear and present danger, certain speech can be
restricted.
Korematsu v. United States [1944] - answer This case establishes that
certain offenses are acceptable in times of war.
Brown v. Board of Education [1954] - answer This case established that
racial segregation could not actually be constitutionally upheld.
Separate was no longer considered equal.
Mapp v. Ohio [1961] - answer This case established that evidence found
illegally could not be used against the person in question in a court of
law.
Baker v. Carr [1962] - answer This case establishes that federal courts
can overturn boundary lines that the states draw for electorates.
Engel v. Vitale [1962] - answer This case established that a school-wide
voluntary prayer still violated the First Amendment's prohibition of
establishing a religion.
Gideon v. Wainwright [1963] - answer This case established that the
Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal
defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers
themselves.
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